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Is it worth the investment when agencies offer to provide SEO services? Is SEO something that a business owner can accomplish by themselves? Today's episode is brought to you by PROPS programs. Props is Drone U's exclusive offering to give organizations the ability to distribute UAV training to pilots effectively and efficiently. PROPS allows the leader of a drone program, to assign the appropriate courses according to your program's needs and timeframes. And perhaps more importantly, it allows you as the program leader to monitor the progress of each pilot within one convenient platform. Our PROPS program has a special course on host of domains including mapping, publics safety and exclusive Dont Crash courses. Today's question is from Justin, who is frequently being approached by SEO agencies on services being offered to perform SEO activities for him at charges as high as $200 per month (or must we say low compared to the quotes offered to Drone U). Justin would like to know if its worth the investment or should Justin look around to build his own SEO? Thanks for the question Justin. A very relevant and important question for business owners whether to enable efforts in-house or take support from agencies? Should a business owner choose either path, how would they determine the success of the efforts to substantiate the investment or the time it takes to put in the efforts. We address the question by first answering what SEO means for business owners and the benefits of SEO for business. We look at the various platforms that is available for business owners to channel their advertising and ways by which effective SEO could be made possible. Next we delve into specifics of how owners can invest their time in SEO efforts and how they can replicate what the agencies usually offer to business. We also talk about how owners can measure success and precautions to keep in mind while working on SEO. Lastly we also discuss if its worth the time for the effort and how drone business owners can lose focus on their core passion and business and ways by which owners can build a strong SEO team. Tune in today to learn more about how drone business owners can successfully manage their SEO efforts while continuing to stay on track of their passion. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:20] Today's show is about SEO efforts and investment for your business [02:24] Learn more about our PROPS program [04:03] Today's question is from Justin about how to best utilize SEO for growing business as part of advertising campaign [06:30] What platforms should business utilize for advertising [08:14] What is SEO and should you pay for services from agencies? [10:33] How can business owners plan their efforts for optimizing for SEO efforts? [12:30] How can one replicate the effort that agencies offer? What things should be considered when planning your efforts? [17:35] What precautions should one take if they partner with freelancers or other agencies? [21:03] Should a drone business owner deploy efforts on SEO and how to determine your passion and delegating the work to other professionals

When providing deliverables to clients, how long should the deliverables be stored for? What are the costs involved with storing content? In today's episode we discuss a topic that most pilot seems to discount for in their service offering and that's about storing deliverables for clients? Most pilots today provide their final deliverables to their clients via cloud storage to allow a client to download them. Today's hi-res deliverables could run into GBs of data and this means valuable cloud storage space. So how long should pilots save them for a client who may be busy and forget to download the deliverable? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses.   Learn More about our Membership Price Increase... and how you can avail the old rate by signing up before October 1. Not only will you save on membership costs, month on month, but also stand to get access to 2 bonus courses - Kara's course and Paul's sales course, both valued together at $1197. Click here to avail this offer before time runs out. Today's question is from John, who wants to know how long he can keep the deliverables for his client in his cloud storage and if there is an ideal timeline to allow clients to download deliverables. Should John also specify this in his contracts? Thank you for the wonderful question John. This is one that we havent addressed in our podcasts and a very relevant one for pilots as costs of cloud storage continue to remain high. We address John's question, with Paul sharing his experience of working with a client who would forget or download deliverables and how Paul had to address frequent requests from the client post the deliverable delete from storage. Next we discuss how long pilots should keep client deliverable on them and what constitutes a fair time for deliverable storage along with discussing if pilots should be mentioning storage clauses in contracts and looking at the possibility to charge clients for storage. We also discuss how pilots can structure their conversation on the storage topic and how pilots can be better prepared to elaborate on deliverable storage and their expenses involved. Tune in today to learn more about effective storage of deliverables and how you can improve your client experience on receiving final deliverables. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [02:45] Today's show is brought to you by Drone U Don't Crash Course and new classes by Drone U [04:16] 2 classes that are being offered for free for members signing up before October 1 - Kara's class and Paul's sales class [6:18] Today's question on how long should clients have access to final project deliverables. [7:15] Paul shares his experience working with storing data [9:43] Should pilots mention a time period to allow clients to download data? [11:18] Will pilots put off their clients by stating the system for da...

Is it advisable to use LiDAR on an I2? What are the challenges and is it viable? In today's short episode we discuss if an LiDAR/RTK can be added on to an Inspire 2 and if there are benefits to doing so? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses. Today's question is from Steve, who would like to know if it's feasible to add LiDAR to an I2 to generate mapping deliverables. Thanks for the question Steve. In this short episode we quickly answer the question if LiDAR / RTK can be added on to an I2 for generating Mapping deliverables and if it is a viable option for pilots. We address first, the potential value addition to the drone deliverable that a unit can add to the I2 and if such a value addition is truly required for mapping deliverables. We then discuss potential challenges that pilots can face by such an addition and the most notable issue of additional weight on the drone and its implications. Alternatively, we discuss options for drone pilots to explore to ensure similar accuracy in deliverables but without compromising flight times. Tune in today to learn more about the viability of adding such an add-on to your I2 and understand the benefits and trade-offs involved. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:39] Today's question - Can I use LiDAR / RTK to an Inspire 2 [3:50] Does adding a unit add value to the Inspire 2? [5:21] LIDAR capabilities and can the Inspire 2 utilize one? What implications does adding units cause to the I2? [8:08] Adding GCPs and improving accuracy for a 3D model

Does age play a role to achieve success in drone business? Is there an inherent bias involved? In today's episode we discuss if age plays a role to seek business in the drone industry? Are older people considered to be mature operators in the industry? Today's episode is brought to you by LUCID drones. Today's cleaning and maintenance industry are seeing a spurt in use of drone technology. The Lucid C1 cleaning drone was engineered with safety and efficiency in mind. Designed to clean exterior surfaces without the need for putting workers in dangerous situations. Our PROPS program has a special course on the use and application of LUCID drones. Tune in to our special podcast on LUCID. Today's question is from Shea, who would like to know if age plays a role in achieving success in the drone industry. Thanks for the question Shea. In today's episode we address if age plays a role in a client's decision to choose a drone service provider. We answer common questions on the common perceptions in the industry, discussing about what most people feel about young pilot's ability to handle challenging projects. We also discuss about how young pilots can address any bias and develop and grow the business. Tune in today to learn more about the state of the industry and how one can prepare for tough questions from clients. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [01:15] Today's show is brought to you by LUCID drones [03:20] Today's question - Does age play a role in a client's decision to choose a drone provider? [4:41] The perception on younger people being competent with technology [5:15] One con when working with younger people [6:15] How people feel about younger generation and their abilities [9:40] How can young people develop and grow their business [11:58] Two things that people can channel their actions towards, to progress towards business success [15:05] How people can prepare for tough questions from clients

Today's show is an exclusive one as we are joined by PJ Kirkpatrick, our new Director of Operations. PJ is not new to those who have been members with Drone U or have taken some of his in-person classes. PJ comes with years of experience in the drone industry, having trained individual and enterprise clients over a range of domains. In our show today PJ shares his experiences, his beliefs and what excites him about his new role at Drone U and PROPS programs. Paul, Rob and PJ also discuss specifics of the drone training industry and share their views on delivering Drone U courses, in-person training, best drones to fly and what makes an effective trainer and why training is important for success in the drone industry. Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from PJ. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [01:40] Learn about our Director of Operations, PJ Kirkpatrick [05:15] PJ's interesting drone experiences in the industry [9:33] PJ talks about his experience about being a Drone U trainer and PROPS training [14:06] What drives PJ and what makes a successful trainer? [16:47] PJ weighs in on where the industry is heading and what importance training holds in an in-person or virtual environment [21:40] PJ talks about the verticals and business domains that he will be focusing on as part of his role at Drone U [26:42] PJs favourite drones [31:30] PJs favourite dessert

With so many compelling priorities, what is the best way to get started in the drone business? In today's episode we discuss the optimal way for drone pilots to get started with their drone business. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses. Today's question is from Andrew, who would like to know the best way for pilots to get started in the drone business and what are some of the factors that need to be kept in mind when starting one. Thanks for the question Andrew. Starting a business in today's inflationary environment is challenging as such and demands a thorough and disciplined approach for the business owner. Drone businesses are no different and require sufficient rigor and passion. In today's episode we talk about possible low hanging fruits in the drone industry, ways to improve skills and the value of networking to grow one's business. We also discuss in detail about 2 key aspects of growing a drone business - Quality and consistency and how these effectively help in business growth. Lastly, we round up the current drone market and talk about the latest in the industry that business owners and pilots need to keep in mind while pursuing a career in the drone industry. Tune in today to learn more about how you can get started in the drone business and build a successful drone business. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [05:20] Today's question - What is the best path to get started in my drone business? [06:41] Some low hanging fruits in a drone business [9:48] Developing skills and networking to help grow a business [13:08] Software and mechanisms to master [13:49] How to understand the nuances of different drone jobs and identify recurring jobs [16:25] Why quality and consistency can greatly help your drone business ? [17:48] Why advertising is a good bet to beat the current inflationary environment ? [18:50] DJI's new drone [24:08] Will other pilots use RemoteID? What are its implications?

Are base stations an absolute necessary? Can pilots use their drones to reference ground points for mapping missions? In today's episode we discuss the use of base stations and if pilots can make do without one as they work on mapping deliverables. Are there any benefits to doing so? Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U courses. Over many years on developing comprehensive training content for developing skilled pilots, Drone U has developed over 40+ courses over diverse applications and domains. Access them all through single Drone U membership. Visit our Drone U course page for more details on available courses. Today's question is from Scott, who would like to know if its possible for pilots to use their drone feed for referencing points from the ground for mapping deliverables and if a base station is not required. Thanks for the question Scott. Today's episode is a short one where we address the use and advantages of using formal gear for GCP as against referencing the ground from video feed/footage. We discuss some common errors that can occur from the use of drone feed for generating reference points and speak about the difference in absolute and relative accuracy. We also discuss alternatives that pilots can use in the absence of base stations and state the trade-offs from the use of these alternatives. Tune in today to learn more about improving your accuracy in mapping deliverables. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [2:17] Today's question on mapping and if there are advantages to using the GCP from a drone [4:45] Paul elaborates on areas where the measurements can be erroneous during mapping [7:00] An example to demonstrate the difference in absolute and relative accuracy [8:44] Can missions be completed without a base station? Are they an absolute necessity in mapping? What other alternatives would work?

Today's show is a special one as we are joined by Lucid Drone Technologies founder, Andrew Ashur. Andrew shares the Lucid Drone story informing us of the journey, its mission and the road ahead for the company. Paul and Bobby discuss specifics of business and the industry as a whole, talking about what are Lucid drone, how they came into existence and how the drones are revolutionizing the cleaning and maintenance industry. Andrew also shares his story on the start up story and how Lucid Drones are gearing up for new applications. Andrew also talks about business growth and scaling business discussing about networking and customer focus and how Ycombinator provided the support to the company over its initial years. Tune in to learn more about all these exciting stories and hear it first hand from Andrew Ashur. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Timestamps [O:55] Today's guest, Andrew Ashur from Lucid Technologies [1:13] What are LUCID drones and What do they do? [2:05] How Lucid drones are empowering cleaning and maintenance industry [3:33] How Lucid drones got started [5:20] Lucid drone build and drone systems [6:09] Andrew shares his experience of starting Lucid drones [7:17] What are the other applications for Lucid Drones and what next for Lucid drones? [11:04] How can Lucid drone evolve in the coming years? [16:00] Andrew shares his thoughts on Ycombinator, entrepreneurship and startups and the LUCID journey so far [22:00] How Lucid works with its team on building products and scaling technology [33:30] Andrew shares his thoughts on scaling a business, networking and keeping a strong customer focus

Can drone pilots fly over roofs in order to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors? What are the regulatory challenges? In today's episode we discuss about a unique strategy of scouting for opportunities for roofing contractors by conducting flights over roofs and identifying roofing opportunities. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Sam, who is proposing a unique proposal to fly over roofs with the objective for identifying business opportunities for roofing contractors and would like to know our insight into this proposal and understand regulatory challenges. Thanks for the question Sam. In this episode we start off by discussing the ways by which drone pilots can build strong connections with the roofing contractors and how buildings such connections can help in growing a drone business. We also discuss specifics of privacy and regulations where we look into ways by which Drone pilots can present relevant data and information without being too intrusive. We also discuss ways by which drone pilots can present data to ensure roofing companies are greatly interested in growing their business. Tune in today to understand how you can make the best of this unique proposal. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [1:47] Today's question on flying over roofs to scout for opportunities for roofing contractors [7:14] Connecting with roofing companies and contractors to build initial client contact [9:47] How to present data to a potential client without being intrusive [17:01] Drone U's roof inspection class on going over presenting data and deliverables [17:37] Presenting imagery and tools to help with delivery of images and reports

Can pilots fly in NOAA protected areas? Does NOAA have the ability to regulate airspace? In today's episode we discuss about NOAA protected areas and the rules and regulations in airspace around protected areas. Today's episode is brought to you by Drone U mapping events and classes. We talk about some of the new changes we have made to our mapping classes and course curriculum to stay updated with some of the recent trends in the mapping industry such as going over new products for geo-referencing, geo-tagging, GPS and more. Visit our Drone U events page for more details on classes and courses. Today's question is from Keith, who has come across a NOAA protected area, and would like to know if he can fly his drone and what would be the challenges in flying in a NOAA protected area. Thanks for the question Keith. In this short episode we discuss if the NOAA has the regulatory authority to control airspace and if the FAA recognizes NOAA rules. We also discuss ways by which pilots can seek approval for conducting flights in NOAA protected areas. Lastly, we discuss some implications of flying in an NOAA area and how pilots can remain aware of rules and regulations when flying in NOAA areas. Tune in today to get all the details about flying in NOAA protected areas. Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get Your Biggest and Most Common Drone Certificate Questions Answered by Downloading this FREE Part 107 PDF Make sure to get yourself the all-new Drone U landing pad! Get your questions answered: https://thedroneu.com/. If you enjoy the show, the #1 thing you can do to help us out is to subscribe to it on iTunes. Can we ask you to do that for us real quick? While you’re there, leave us a 5-star review, if you’re inclined to do so. Thanks! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-drone-u/id967352832. Become a Drone U Member. Access to over 30 courses, great resources, and our incredible community. Follow Us Site – https://thedroneu.com/ Facebook – https://www.facebook.com/droneu Instagram – https://instagram.com/thedroneu/ Twitter – https://twitter.com/thedroneu YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/c/droneu Timestamps: [00:55] Know more about the PROPS program [2:18] Can pilots fly in a NOAA protected area? [4:14] Does the FAA recognize the NOAA rule and how can the rules be interpreted ? [5:34] Strategies to get permissions to fly in NOAA areas and is the airspace being regulated [8:05] What risks are involved in flying in a NOAA area ?